Marjorie Lajoie & Zachary Lagha

[Colonel Green]

In an Instagram Q&A, Gabriella Papadakis named Marjorie and Zach as her favourite junior team. High praise, indeed.

 

[lauravvv]

Colonel Green - Probably also has to do with P/C and L/L having the same coaches . They are very likely one of the junior teams that they have actually seen skate .

 

[Colonel Green]

Goes without saying that having the same coaches helps, heh.

 

[Colonel Green]

Rhythm Dance (Otros Aires tango medley)
Free Dance (Warsaw Concerto)

Off to a good start for the season. Love the costumes, particularly Marjorie's RD dress.

 

[Colonel Green]

Richmond obviously went a lot better for them than Linz did (and I mean, Linz didn't go too badly at the end of the day, they still won silver). The free dance, especially, has the makings of a signature piece.

They did an interview with ice-dance.com recently, seen here.

 

[Roast Toast]

They did an interview with ice-dance.com recently, seen here.

Love that interview, especially when they talked about their short- vs long-term goals, their complementing interests outside skating, etc. I was a bit worried after the split, but they seem like very mature and focused young people. Their free dance is okay which means great at the junior level.

A lot of people seem to think C/P are going to be the next big thing, but my gut tells me L/L are the ones who will go all the way. There's much more room in Canadian figure skating for them, they are training with a power coaching team, and they seem well-matched. I'll be looking to see how they compare to the best Russian juniors this season.

 

[StephenGfan]

Her and zach are the REAL next big things in canadian ice dance.

 

[Colonel Green]

Obviously at the moment this is visible on GS's Twitter feed, but for posterity, here's their recent interview.

 

[Vinyame]

IFS article on Marjorie and Zach: https://www.ifsmagazine.com/lajoie-lagha-prepared-for-final-challenge/

 

[Vinyame]

Congrats to Marjorie and Zachary! Their skates were beautiful, so full of passion. I was heartbroken when I saw the results hope they will finally get their medals at Junior Worlds because they deserve it.

 

[siberia82]

CBC aired the GPF Gala yesterday afternoon, and their exhibition number is at 8:15 (the password is gala): https://vimeo.com/299709719

JGPF Canadian Skaters Summary: https://streamable.com/yikmk

 

[siberia82]

Vimeo has deleted all of my videos , so send me a PM if you'd like a temporary download link for the GPF Gala.

 

[BillNeal]

Congrats to Marjorie and Zach on their third Canadian Junior title! Both performances were breathtaking and class:

Rhythm Dance: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x70nbap?start=3750
Free Dance: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x70phdr?start=8120

Good luck at WJC!

 

[SnowWhite]

They are on the entry list for the Bavarian Open

 

[Mohacz]

They are 1st with 67.35 points after the RD at the Bavarian Open:

http://www.deu-event.de/results/BO2019/SEG017.HTM

 

[Mohacz]

They are surprising leaders after the RD at the Junior Worlds. They have obtained 70.14 points (4 points more than their current SB) and have a 1,45 lead over the second couple (Russians Elizaveta KHUDAIBERDIEVA / Nikita NAZAROV) and 2.58 over their biggest rivals, Sofia SHEVCHENKO / Igor EREMENKO. I would be fantastic if they won the whole competition, but they need to skate very clean.

RD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7LiTIC7-lk

BTW, when was the last time Canadian ice dancers won the Junior Worlds?

 

[Mohacz]

BTW, when was the last time Canadian ice dancers won the Junior Worlds?

I've just checked Wikipedia and will answer to my own questions. The last Canadians to win ice dance gold at the Junior Worlds were Tessa and Scott in 2006. I think that's the highest time the title returned to Canada

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Junior_Figure_Skating_Championships

 

[siberia82]

Non-YouTube link for their winning Junior Worlds RD (No Commentary 720p): https://streamable.com/wv22a

 

[Roast Toast]

Wow, I didn't expect them to lead after the short! Looks like they got some great levels. Here's hoping they can hold on to first place in the free!

 

[BillNeal]

Random observation but I really appreciate how close they get in their no touch midline step sequence (makes it more difficult), one of the reasons why they got the highest GOE on their steps.